Alona
.. I sleepily reach out and hit the snooze button on my alarm clock. Ahhh, silence. This is my favorite time of the day. When the day young and I'm in that state between sleep and being fully awake. I start thinking about the day and my life. Today is…..What is today? Oh right! It's Thursday. Today would just be any other Thursday of my life. School and all its ever so boring activities. But at least I'm a senior and only have the rest of this year. I open my eyes to see that the sun was just starting to come up. Ugh, why do I have to get up so early for school? 6 A.M every day?
My phone buzzed on my nightstand. I slid it open and read the text. "Good morning Sweetheart. How did you sleep? "Will. Will Anderson. See Will is my adorable boyfriend. We have been together for almost two years now and it has never been better. In fact, our two year anniversary would be in a few weeks. "Great. Thanks babe. Can't wait to see you!" I hit the send button.
I reluctantly threw my covers off and sat up. Every day the same. I get dressed and straighten my long blonde hair. I grab my purse and keys and head downstairs. I expected the sweet aroma of pancakes and bacon to fill the air, but there was nothing. It was becoming more and more like this. Mom usually made Gracie, my little sister, and I breakfast, but lately she hasn't.
Mom and Dad have been fighting a lot. Every night turns into a yelling match between them. We used to be so happy as a family, but now it's different. I can't stand it when they fight and I know Gracie can't either. Sometimes when they fight, I find Gracie in her room, huddled in one corner, trying to block out the noise. I go and hold her in my arms and tell her it's ok. But really, I don't know if it's going to be ok. The fights are getting worse and worse.
I go to the cabinet and pull out a box of cereal. I get the milk out too and two bowls. Gracie should be down any minute. I sit down and pour myself some cereal.
"Hey Alona." Gracie sweet voice broke the silence.
"Hey. There's my little girl! How'd you sleep?" I asked her.
"Fine. Where's Mom?"
"Still asleep. She and Dad were up pretty late last night." I answered.
"Oh." She said quietly. She sat down and fixed her bowl. We ate in silence. When we finished, I told her to get her stuff and go to the car. Since Gracie's school is on the way to mine, it was decided that I would take her and pick her up.
We drove with only the sound of the radio. There wasn't much to talk about until after school, when we told each other about our day. I said goodbye as I watched her walk up to her school. I drove away and soon parked my car in the school parking lot. Will was waiting for me next to his own car.
He gave me his goofy lop sided smile that I adored. He was wearing just a plain blue V-neck t-shirt that showed just how muscular he was. Man, he is gorgeous. He ruffled blonde hair and I realized just how lucky I am. He greeted me with a kiss.
"Hey how's my baby?" he softly asked.
"Great, now that I'm with you." I smiled at him. He chuckled. Oh I could spend forever with him. Staring into those gorgeous blue sapphire eyes. "Come on, let's get to class"
Will
It was so nice to see my baby at lunch. To be honest I've been kind of worried about her. She's mentioned it to me about her home life and her parents, but she didn't like to talk about it. I did get out of her that she hates it when her parents fight and she jus wishes they would go back to a happy family. And lately she's been acting different.
Little things that no one would notice except for me. And Ashley Johnson, her best friend, of course. Like how she acts. Or even how she does her hair. She used to take time and curl it and do all kinds of crazy things with it that I didn't even know how she did it. But now she just quickly straighten it, like she doesn't care anymore. Her grades have also been slipping. She just seems way too stressed out.
I sat down with my lunch and Alona sat next to me. "Hey yall!" said an energetic voice. Ashley came and set her tray next to Alona. Today she was sporting a white summer dress with a pair of bright pink converse. She wore a cut off jean jacket that she had bejeweled herself with intricate designs. One thing you should know about Ashley, is she is way into fashion. So much, she designs and makes most of her own clothes. Each day is something else that is crazy and yet she always looks good.
"Hey, Ash. How ya doing?" Alona said with a sweet smile.
"Oh, you know. Same old, same old." She replied with a laugh. "So how are my lovebirds?"
"Great! Our two year anniversary in a few weeks." Alona looked at me with those beautiful blue eyes and gave me that smile that takes my breath away.
"And I have never been happier." I said to her.
"Awwww 'yall are so adorable. I knew you two would make the perfect couple!" Ashley squealed. I want to know what she eats for breakfast that gives her so much energy.
"Oh that reminds me! A, I made this adorable dress last night. And it would be perfect for you. You have to come over and try it on!" Ashley got more excited with every word.
"Wow, Ash that sounds great. But I can't today. I have to go to the library to study after school. Is tomorrow ok?" Alona said.
"Yeah, that's fine! Great cause I have stuff to work on tonight anyway." Ashley reassured her.
"Great!"
Riiiing Riiiing.
"Oh, that's the bell. See ya guys later!" and Ashley rushed off to class.
I walked Alona to her next class and bet her goodbye. Time for Calculus. Greeeat.
The bell rang for the final time and school was out. I quickly got the books I needed that night and went to meet Alona. I found her at her locker. She hadn't seen me yet and she started to walk away, but I grabbed her arm and pulled her in to kiss her. After a min, we broke a part, breathless. "Hey, do you wanna hang out?" I whispered.
"Hmmm, I wish I could, but I have pick up Gracie and then go to the library. I have some homework to do and study." She replied.
"No, it's fine. I understand. What about after the library. We could go to my place. Watch a movie, eat popcorn…" I waited for her answer.
"You know what? I'll call you when I leave the library. Ok?"
"That sounds great." I smiled at her and gave her another kiss. "I'll be waiting for that call." She laughed and I watched her climb into her car and drive off.
Alona
When I dropped Gracie off at home, I told her to tell Mom I was going to the library and then to Will's afterwards. I ran inside to grab a book I had accidently left that morning when I saw a pile of papers on the counter. I wouldn't normally think any of it; but I saw a word that stopped me in my tracks. Divorce. What? Divorce? Mom and Dad? Divorce?
I didn't want to look at the papers anymore. "Hey Gracie! Tell mom I walked to the library. I'll come back before going to Will's!"
'Ok, whatever." Gracie called from the living room, obviously distracted by some TV show. But I didn't care. I needed to get some fresh air a clear my head.
After three whole hours of studying, I started packing up my things. I walked by a table with a bunch of books, when one particular name caught my eye. James Patterson. I picked up the hardcover book. No Way! I didn't know it was already out! See what I held in my hands was the final chapter in the most amazing book series I had ever read. Maximum Ride. Basically there are these six kids that were experimented on as babies and are now 98% human, 2% bird; including the wings. There's action, suspense, love, betrayal, and pretty much everything else you could want in a book. "I so have to check this out!"
I started heading home and as I walked, I looked over my book. I can't wait to read it! I turned on 32nd street and prepared for a two mile hike home. Home was one of the least places where I wanted to be right now. Especially after I saw those divorce papers. Divorce. I never really thought about it, but was their lives really that bad? I mean I know it wasn't exactly pleasant all the time, but did they really hate each other that much? I really wanted to go to Ashley's but her grandparents are in town, so that would be a no. The spring sun warmed my face and the aroma of flowers was in the air. I love spring.
I had been walking for a while, when a beige colored van sped by me. Crazy people! The bright red tail lights suddenly glowed and the van slowed down to a stop. I kept walking, pretending to look at the flowers on my other side.
"Yeah, baby!"
"Ow Ow!"
Huh? I glanced at the van. There were two men looking and whistling at me. They looked like they could be in their twenties or so. Are they talking to me?
"Come on, baby. Come talk to us for a second!" the driver called out.
"Umm, no thank you" I called back.
"Come one sweetheart. Don't be like that. We just want to talk." What do these guys want?
I just kept walking, keeping my eyes ahead of. If I ignore them, maybe they will go away, right? Wrong. Out of nowhere two strong arms wrap around my body and a firm hand clamped over her mouth. I screamed. I dropped my books and fought for my life. I tried back kicks (you know how like they tell you) and I squirmed, but those arms were like iron. I tried to scream, but his hand muffled it. I'm no match for this guy. "No!"
The van door slid open to reveal two more guys in the back. He threw me into the van and I hit my head on something hard. Owwww. But I still fight. It was dark, but I could still the outside through the door. I tried pushing one guy of my way between me and freedom, but those iron arms found me again. "Ahhhh! Let me go! Please!" Then a wet cloth was forced over mouth. It reeked of something that smells like chlorine. I tried to shake it off, but to no avail. I started feeling dizzy. My eyes rolled back into my head and everything went black.
